Chapter 19 Iron Ore
The day after the war, Allen presided over the funeral of all those who died as a result of the pirate attack, and several other cities sent representatives to attend the funeral, as well as many doctors and nurses.
Because the pirates were so crazy this time that there were so many injured among the civilians that the doctors in Rip Harbor alone couldn't keep them busy.
The merchants in the port were like sharks that smelled blood, and they brought in a large number of medicines, and the price was fifty percent higher than before, but all the drugs for the treatment of trauma were in short supply.
No one dared to offer a higher price, for they feared that the soldiers' guns would be directed at their group of merchants at any moment, and they all made a lot of money.
After the funeral, Alan went to the iron mine, the large iron mine they detected had already begun to produce ore, and he wanted to go inside to arrange it, and by the way, he would see the quality of the raw ore of this iron mine.
Outside the mine, there are large wooden houses that have been built, and the cooks are hard at work preparing lunch.
The entrance to the mine leads diagonally into the ground, and the miners are coming in and out.
Although many people tried their best to stop it, but Alan still personally entered the mine, came to the front line of mining, Allen used his mental power to detect the purity of iron ore, he got an excellent information, the purity of the ore is more than 75%, that is, these things do not need to be processed, they can be directly put into the furnace to make pig iron.
"Mining ore with all your might, and when the furnace arrives, you can start forging iron and steel, this is a cash cow!" Alan laughed.
Barron looked nervous and said, "Got it, Your Highness, let's get out now, it doesn't seem safe under the mine...."
"It's okay!" Alan laughed, "That's the second reason I'm here today. ”
As he spoke, Alan took out a pen made of sterling silver that he had with him, arm length and engraved with a strange pattern.
He carved the circle on the spot, instilling enough magic power at once, and after putting the pen in his hand into the circle, the pen made of sterling silver disappeared by about a tenth, and a trace of silver appeared on the rock wall of the entire mine.
The magic circle "Guardian of the Silver of the Earth", with this magic array, Alan is sure, as long as there are no cannonballs directly hit here, then this mine will not collapse for many years to come.
For so many years, the various protective measures in the mine have long been extremely perfect, and it is naturally impossible for similar incidents to occur.
There are a lot of workers, and the way the mine is paid is based on the amount of mining or the progress of the excavation each month, and everyone can get a good salary if they work hard.
After the things on the mine were arranged, Alan went to the port again, and built a whole ten huge sailing ships out of the timber he had hoarded these days, and then he recruited workers to expand and strengthen the port, which is the most important thing!
Not far from the port, the soldiers are salvaging the pirate ship, and there is not a lot of supplies on the pirate ship, and they can get a lot of things.
Early the next morning, Alan approached Bodwin and asked, "How are the pirates' interrogations going?" ”
Bai Dewen said: "I haven't given them a drop of water or food in the past few days, I found someone to have a big meal in front of them last night, and more than eighty percent of the pirates confessed." ”
"What did you say?"
Bai Dewen said with a solemn expression: "There is indeed a collusion between Bivis and the Jared family, and some of the weapons they produce are provided to them, and the price is that Bivis and his gang promise not to move their family's ship on the sea, and they can't hurt their family's people when they attack Lepp Harbor, but ....."
Alan looked at Bai Dewen's solemn expression and said, "However, the Jared family is not the only one of the pirates colluding with them, right?" ”
"That's right." Bodwin nodded.
"It's okay, the pirates will soon know the power of Ryp Harbor!" Alan clenched his fists and said with a smile: "Break up those pirates and send them to do hard labor, and several of their leaders will be publicly executed tomorrow morning, and their heads will be replaced by Bailey for the navy." ”
"Understood." Bodwin nodded.
Alan asked again, "How are your injuries?" ”
Bai Dewen touched his chest and said with a smile: "It's okay anymore, the wound has been stitched up with medicine, what medicine did Your Highness use for my wound that day, the doctor said that my wound will recover quickly even if it is not medicated, it is not like a human being!" ”
"This is magic, but I can't do it a dozen times at most." Alan shrugged his shoulders and said, "Just pay attention to rest more, don't relax these days, I think there may still be pirates to harass us." ”
"Understood." Bai Dewen nodded, and said with a smile: "By the way, Your Highness, the capital heard that we have iron ore here, so it sent two people, they were captured by us when we were fighting with other countries a few days ago, and the craftsmen who can make cannons, I sent twenty people to them, and now they have entered the working state." ”
"Well, that's a good thing!" Alan smiled: "I said yes, how can I say that the Kingdom of Lyle is also a place with a population of one million, how can it not have the ability to produce weapons, it is estimated that my father is secretly producing weapons, you pay attention, don't leak the news!" ”
"Yes!" Bai Dewen smiled: "They are very sure, when the ore is refined and we have our own assembly line, the manufacturing speed of the cannon will be very fast, and the island will definitely become extremely safe at that time!" ”
"Don't worry, I don't need so many ordinary cannons!" Alan smiled and said, "You go and prepare, and when Casey's furnace arrives, we will set off for Gots Island, where the minerals are the majority!" ”
"Understood, I'll arrange the relevant things." As he spoke, he turned to leave.
And Alan suddenly found that he didn't have much to do, and a few deputy city lords were enough to keep the city running peacefully.
But this is also as it should be, after all, as the city lord, he needs to grasp the overall situation and the key, and he doesn't have to worry about everything.
He didn't go out, he devoted himself to studying the mystery of the life card in the city lord's mansion, meditating when he was tired, continuing to study when he woke up, occasionally dealing with the affairs of the city, and living a very fulfilling life.
It's just that it's only been a full day, and the people from the theater come to find Alan.
"Your Royal Highness, Sindoli is seriously injured, the doctors are helpless, I heard that you are a prince with magic, please save her!" The person who came was Sindoli's personal assistant, a beautiful girl with round eyes.
"I remember she had a personal doctor, right?" Alan said.
"The personal doctor is gone, he can't stand the threat of Ward Corporation and has fled!" The assistant girl said with tears in her eyes.